Where does “monoserotype” come from?

monoserotype (English) comes from English serotype, from English type, from Middle English type, from Latin typus, from Ancient Greek τύπος, from Ancient Greek τύπτω, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tewp-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew- — to push, to hit.

monoserotype (English): Containing, or derived from a single serotype

Definitions

  1. Containing, or derived from a single serotype

Ancestry of “monoserotype”, step by step

monoserotype traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English serotype

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishserotypeA group of microorganisms characterised by a...
2EnglishtypeA grouping based on shared characteristics; a...
3Middle Englishtypesymbol, figure, emblem
4Latintypusfigure, image; type, form, sort, kind; form,...
5Ancient GreekτύποςA blow, pressing; The results of a blow: mark,...
6Ancient Greekτύπτωto beat, strike, smite; to beat, strike oneself
7Proto-Indo-European(s)tewp-to push, to stick
8Proto-Indo-European(s)tew-to push, to hit

via English mono

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishmonoClipping of mononucleosis; A bicycle or...
2Englishmono-API; one, single, only
3Ancient Greekμονο-one; mono-
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)tew-